James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
| The Lord Gambier | |
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Lord Gambier, by William Beechey
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| Born |
13 October 1756 New Providence, The Bahamas |
| Died | 19 April 1833 (aged 76) Iver, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Buried at | St. Peter's churchyard in Iver |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1767–1833 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held |
HMS Thunder HMS Raleigh HMS Endymion HMS Defence |
| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Newfoundland Station |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier GCB (13 October 1756 – 19 April 1833) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action at the capture of Charleston during the American Revolutionary War, he saw action again, as captain of the third-rate HMS Defence, at the battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars, gaining the distinction of commanding the first ship to break through the enemy line.
Gambier went on to be a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and then served as Governor of Newfoundland. Together with General Lord Cathcart, he oversaw the bombardment of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He later survived an accusation of cowardice for his alleged inaction at the Battle of the Basque Roads.
Born the second son of John Gambier, the Lieutenant Governor of the Bahamas and Deborah Stiles, a Bermudian, Gambier was brought up in England by an aunt. He was a nephew of Vice-Admiral James Gambier and of Admiral Lord Barham and became an uncle of the novelist and travel writer Georgiana Chatterton.
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